Campaign’s Interactive Tool Tracks How Much Trump and GOP Are Raising the Cost of Living
"Trump and Republicans in Congress are single-handedly inflating the cost of everyday items that Americans rely on," said one advocate.
Ellen Brown: The GENIUS Act and the National Bank Acts of 1863-64: Taking a Cue from Lincoln
Designed to regulate stablecoins, a category of cryptocurrency designed to maintain a stable value, the Act is highly controversial.
Analysis Shows Big Corporations Are Using Trump Trade Chaos as ‘Cover’ to Jack Up Prices
"While Trump's tariffs continue to cause economic upheaval, corporations are exploiting the chaos and working families are left to foot the bill," said one analyst.
How ‘Tariff Man’ is Bringing Back the Gilded Age
America’s Cycles of Capitalist Excess and Social Reform.
Can the Poorer Nations Build a New Architecture for Development and Sovereignty?
Though still weighed down by debt and austerity, developing countries are beginning to chart alternative paths as a new mood takes hold in the Global South.
As Private Equity Comes for the Utility Sector, Minnesota Is a Test Case
An administrative law judge has issued a report siding with opponents of BlackRock’s acquisition of an electric utility.
Missing Links in Textbook History: The American Left Part I
Did you ever learn that communists and socialists have made positive contributions to American society?
Michael Hudson: How the Global Majority Can Free Itself From US Financial Colonialism
Economist Michael Hudson describes how China created an alternative to the Western neoliberal order, and how the Global South can challenge the rent extraction of US-centered financial colonialism.
Decades of Neoliberalism Entrenched US Inequality. Trump’s Budget Made It Worse
Factoring in tariffs, the lowest 20 percent of income earners may lose $300; the top 1 percent will be $58,000 richer.
As Trump Threatens BRICS, It Grows Stronger, Resisting US Dollar and Western Imperialism
Donald Trump threatened tariffs on BRICS, claiming the group is “dead”, but it is growing in size and influence. 10 members and 10 partners participated in a summit in Brazil,…
Why Progressive Democrats Should Welcome, Not Fear, an Independent Populist Party
Many union leaders continue the ritual, pushing union voters toward the Democrats while praying that nearly half their members who vote the other way won’t rebel. It isn’t working.
Austerity Linked to Over 1 Million Preventable Deaths in EU
In 2022, over 1 million people in the EU died from preventable causes. Trade unions are urging increased public investment and wealth taxes to reverse the trend.
BRICS Expands to 56% of World Population, 44% of Global GDP: Vietnam Joins as Partner Country
BRICS has expanded to 20 countries – 10 members and 10 partners – after adding Vietnam. BRICS+ now makes up 44% of world GDP (PPP) and 56% of the global…
Trump-GOP Budget Bill Will Give Top 1% Over $1 Trillion in Tax Breaks: Analysis
The amount set to flow to a "tiny sliver of affluent families" over the next decade is roughly equal to the Medicaid cuts included in the Republican bill, according to…
The ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Would Subsidize the Billionaire Private Jet Class
A new study finds that the U.S. is the largest source of private jet emissions.